Infidelity is the most common reason for couples to seek counseling, and yet the odds of successful treatment are not very good. Why? Many counselors aren’t specifically trained - and don’t feel very comfortable - treating couples where infidelity is the primary issue. In this video, Dr. Paul Peluso presents a...

Infidelity is the most common reason for couples to seek counseling, and yet the odds of successful treatment are not very good. Why? Many counselors aren’t specifically trained - and don’t feel very comfortable - treating couples where infidelity is the primary issue. In this video, Dr. Paul Peluso presents a three-step model that is both an explanatory model and a treatment model for infidelity. It has the benefit of being simple to describ...Infidelity is the most common reason for couples to seek counseling, and yet the odds of successful treatment are not very good. Why? Many counselors aren’t specifically trained - and don’t feel very comfortable - treating couples where infidelity is the primary issue. In this video, Dr. Paul Peluso presents a three-step model that is both an explanatory model and a treatment model for infidelity. It has the benefit of being simple to describe, which is often a comfort to couples who are in crisis. And it provides a roadmap for both the couple and the couples counselor for how to guide treatment.
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presented by Adele Lafrance, fl. 2005; produced by Governors State University. Division of Digital Learning and Media Design, in Relationships, Series 4 (District of Columbia: American Psychological Association, 2019), 1 hour 19 mins

Emotion-focused family therapy is a treatment model developed to empower parents to take on an active role in supporting their child's mental health, regardless of their age, level of motivation, or involvement in therapy themselves. Throughout treatment, the clinician and parent work together to identify and proc...

Emotion-focused family therapy is a treatment model developed to empower parents to take on an active role in supporting their child's mental health, regardless of their age, level of motivation, or involvement in therapy themselves. Throughout treatment, the clinician and parent work together to identify and process emotion states, or emotion blocks, that can lead to problematic patterns of parenting. Specifically, research has shown that parent...Emotion-focused family therapy is a treatment model developed to empower parents to take on an active role in supporting their child's mental health, regardless of their age, level of motivation, or involvement in therapy themselves. Throughout treatment, the clinician and parent work together to identify and process emotion states, or emotion blocks, that can lead to problematic patterns of parenting. Specifically, research has shown that parental fear and self-blame can lead to a decrease in parents' confidence in their abilities and an increase in enabling or accommodating their child's symptoms. When such blocks surface, this approach always supports the parent — without judgment — to transform the emotional states interfering with optimal caregiving and also foster a reconnection to healthy parenting instincts. In this video program, Dr. Adele Lafrance demonstrates a targeted approach to working through blocks with a mother whose fears interfere with her ability to support her son struggling with mental health issues.
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Field of Study

Counseling & Therapy

Content Type

Counseling session

Contributor

Governors State University. Division of Digital Learning and Media Design

Author / Creator

Adele Lafrance, fl. 2005

Date Published / Released

2019

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Series

Relationships

Topic / Theme

Family and relationships, Family relationships, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Family therapy, Family counseling

Assimilative family therapy equips the therapist with the knowledge of multiple theories and interventions and the ability to integrate them according to the needs of the client. This approach uses Bowen family systemic theory as the home theory and integrates concepts and interventions from psychodynamic, cogniti...

Assimilative family therapy equips the therapist with the knowledge of multiple theories and interventions and the ability to integrate them according to the needs of the client. This approach uses Bowen family systemic theory as the home theory and integrates concepts and interventions from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, communications, and other systems therapies. Therapeutic work considers contextual variables that include the clients’...Assimilative family therapy equips the therapist with the knowledge of multiple theories and interventions and the ability to integrate them according to the needs of the client. This approach uses Bowen family systemic theory as the home theory and integrates concepts and interventions from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, communications, and other systems therapies. Therapeutic work considers contextual variables that include the clients’ age, ethnicity, culture, racial background, gender identification, religious beliefs, health status, marital and socioeconomic status, as well as personal traits such as resilience, attachment, and optimism. Common factors play an important role in this model, and these are monitored consistently throughout treatment. In this video program, Dr. Patricia Pitta demonstrates assimilative family therapy with a couple attempting to improve their relationship by identifying and working through the personal, couple, and intergenerational issues affecting their behaviors and feelings.
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Field of Study

Counseling & Therapy

Content Type

Counseling session

Contributor

Governors State University. Division of Digital Learning and Media Design

Author / Creator

Patricia J. Pitta, fl. 1991

Date Published / Released

2019

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Series

Relationships

Topic / Theme

Family and relationships, Family relationships, Psychodynamic Theory, Integrative psychotherapy, Family therapy

Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher discusses three brain systems that evolved for mating and reproduction: the sex drive; feelings of intense romantic love; and feelings of deep attachment to a long term partner. She then focuses on her brain scanning research (using fMRI) on romantic rejection and the traject...

Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher discusses three brain systems that evolved for mating and reproduction: the sex drive; feelings of intense romantic love; and feelings of deep attachment to a long term partner. She then focuses on her brain scanning research (using fMRI) on romantic rejection and the trajectory of love addiction following rejection. She concludes with discussion of the brain circuits associated with long-term partnership ha...

Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher discusses three brain systems that evolved for mating and reproduction: the sex drive; feelings of intense romantic love; and feelings of deep attachment to a long term partner. She then focuses on her brain scanning research (using fMRI) on romantic rejection and the trajectory of love addiction following rejection. She concludes with discussion of the brain circuits associated with long-term partnership happiness and the future of relationships in the digital age — what she calls “slow love.”

Educational Objectives:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the neural circuitry of three primary brain systems that evolved for mating and reproduction: the sex drive, romantic love and attachment.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the brain function and behaviors associated with addiction to a romantic partner.
3. List the brain functions associated with long term happiness in love.
4. Discuss the impact of the digital age on human courtship behaviors.

Can couples sustain the passion of romantic love? The answer: it depends upon the quality of the interactive space. This lecture will describe a new kind of marriage/ intimate relationship that meets the conditions required for restoring and sustaining the sensation of passionate love.

Can couples sustain the passion of romantic love? The answer: it depends upon the quality of the interactive space. This lecture will describe a new kind of marriage/ intimate relationship that meets the conditions required for restoring and sustaining the sensation of passionate love.

Educational Objectives:

1. Describe the three conditions required for restoring and sustaining passionate love.
2. Demonstrate the facilitation of the clini...

Can couples sustain the passion of romantic love? The answer: it depends upon the quality of the interactive space. This lecture will describe a new kind of marriage/ intimate relationship that meets the conditions required for restoring and sustaining the sensation of passionate love.

Educational Objectives:

1. Describe the three conditions required for restoring and sustaining passionate love.
2. Demonstrate the facilitation of the clinical process that enables couples to recover romantic love.
3. Describe the process to other clinicians.

At no other time in history have men been so awash in mixed cultural messages and in such a state of transition, confusion, reactivity, and trouble. Despite being basically good hearted, many men continue to make a hash of their relationships. We therapists can help, but not before rethinking some of the sacred co...

At no other time in history have men been so awash in mixed cultural messages and in such a state of transition, confusion, reactivity, and trouble. Despite being basically good hearted, many men continue to make a hash of their relationships. We therapists can help, but not before rethinking some of the sacred cows of therapeutic practice. Men need action and leadership from us, challenging them while still loving the little boy inside them and...

At no other time in history have men been so awash in mixed cultural messages and in such a state of transition, confusion, reactivity, and trouble. Despite being basically good hearted, many men continue to make a hash of their relationships. We therapists can help, but not before rethinking some of the sacred cows of therapeutic practice. Men need action and leadership from us, challenging them while still loving the little boy inside them and offering guidance and tools to their inner grown-up.

Educational Objectives:

1. Describe the best part of the man, his “functional adult,” into an alliance with you.
2. Utilize judicious self-disclosure to help diminish shame while confronting men’s difficult behaviors and traits.
3. Demonstrate understanding of the current resurgence of patriarchy to an invitation to move beyond it and reclaim passionate connections to self and others.
4. Discuss male clients to a therapeutically meaningful deconstruction and reconfiguration of what it means to be “a man”.

Chronic frustrations in adult significant relationships that are attended with intense negative emotions are rooted in unmet childhood needs. Identifying these needs helps partners become empathic with each other and also understand their own obsessive behavior. This demonstration will show clinicians how to ident...

Chronic frustrations in adult significant relationships that are attended with intense negative emotions are rooted in unmet childhood needs. Identifying these needs helps partners become empathic with each other and also understand their own obsessive behavior. This demonstration will show clinicians how to identify early caretaker patterns, the unmet needs that result from them, the defense patterns used to cope with them and a process that wil...

Chronic frustrations in adult significant relationships that are attended with intense negative emotions are rooted in unmet childhood needs. Identifying these needs helps partners become empathic with each other and also understand their own obsessive behavior. This demonstration will show clinicians how to identify early caretaker patterns, the unmet needs that result from them, the defense patterns used to cope with them and a process that will help address these needs as they show up in everyday life.

The process for adopting children, especially older children, can often bring a mix of feelings for both parents and child: happiness, anxiety, confusion, sadness and loss, and children may experience significant behavioral and emotional distress. Adoptive families can be helped by adoption-specific therapy that t...

The process for adopting children, especially older children, can often bring a mix of feelings for both parents and child: happiness, anxiety, confusion, sadness and loss, and children may experience significant behavioral and emotional distress. Adoptive families can be helped by adoption-specific therapy that takes into account the child's past trauma and placement history, recognizing that current behavioral issues may have been adaptive in a...The process for adopting children, especially older children, can often bring a mix of feelings for both parents and child: happiness, anxiety, confusion, sadness and loss, and children may experience significant behavioral and emotional distress. Adoptive families can be helped by adoption-specific therapy that takes into account the child's past trauma and placement history, recognizing that current behavioral issues may have been adaptive in a previous traumatic, chaotic, or neglectful context. In this program, Dr. Jill Waterman demonstrates the initial parent session of ADAPT, a manualized therapeutic approach that combines evidence-based treatments for children and families with best practices from the attachment and adoption literature. In ADAPT, both parents and children are seen for treatment individually and jointly. In this video, Dr. Waterman demonstrates this approach with a young mother who has a 5-year-old adopted son.
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